Anton Reicha

Czech-born French composer (1770–1836)

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Anton Reicha, born Antonín Josef Rejcha in Prague, was a composer, writer, musicologist, and pedagogue associated with the classical music movement. He held citizenship in the Kingdom of Bohemia and France. Reicha studied under Josef Reicha, Antonio Salieri, and Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, and was educated at the University of Bonn. His professional career included employment at the Conservatoire de Paris, where he taught students such as Hector Berlioz, Franz Liszt, Napoléon Henri Reber, and Narcisse Girard. He was also a member of the Académie des beaux-arts.

Reicha’s work focused on the field of fugue, with compositions in the genres of opera and symphony. Notable works include *Cours de composition musicale*, *Trattato della melodia*, *Corso di composizione musicale*, and *Sinfonica for Four Flutes, Op. 12*. He died in Paris on May 28, 1836, and is buried in Père Lachaise Cemetery.

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Born: 1770
Died: 1836
Works: 33

Top works

Notes sur Antoine-Joseph Reicha
Cours de composition musicale
Trattato della melodia
Vollständiges Lehrbuch der musikalischen Composition, oder, Ausführliche und erschöpfende Abhandlung über die Harmonie (den Generalbass)
Corso di composizione musicale

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